Fraser Fennell-Ball

Frazer Fennell-Ball (born May 24, 1984) is a British second unit first assistant director. Born in Windsor, England, United Kingdom, he has built a long-running career within the UK and international film and television industry, progressing through the assistant directing ranks from floor runner and third assistant director to senior second unit leadership roles on major studio productions. Fennell-Ball began working in production in the early 2000s, initially as a floor runner on television projects including MI-5 (2002) and Dinotopia (2002). He soon transitioned into assistant directing, holding third assistant director positions on large-scale films such as Thunderbirds (2004), Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005). By the late 2000s and early 2010s, Fennell-Ball advanced to second assistant director and key second assistant director roles on a wide range of films, including Inkheart (2008), Outlaw King (2018), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019), and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019). Fennell-Ball moved into first assistant director responsibilities in the late 2010s, particularly on second units. He served as first assistant director on Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), Fast X (2023), and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), often overseeing second-unit operations across multiple international locations. His television work includes serving as first assistant director on several episodes of the Apple TV+ series Invasion (2021). In 2025, Fennell-Ball continued working as a first assistant director on major studio releases, including The Running Man (2025), How to Train Your Dragon (2025), and Back in Action (2025). He is also the first assistant director on the second unit of Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026).

Crew

7 Days in Entebbe
Second Assistant Director
The Kid Who Would Be King
Second Assistant Director
Edge of Tomorrow
Second Assistant Director
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Second Assistant Director
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Second Assistant Director
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Second Assistant Director
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Second Assistant Director
The Big I Am
Second Assistant Director
How to Train Your Dragon
First Assistant Director
The Running Man
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Back in Action
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Fast X
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Jurassic World Dominion
Second Unit First Assistant Director
F9
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Dolittle
Second Assistant Director
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Second Assistant Director
The Last Vermeer
Second Assistant Director
Outlaw King
Second Assistant Director
Wale
First Assistant Director
Ready Player One
Other
Spectre
Second Assistant Director
Always in the Present
First Assistant Director
Fury
Other
Gallowwalkers
Second Assistant Director
Snow White and the Huntsman
Other
Dark Shadows
Other
Hugo
Second Assistant Director
Dead Cert
Second Assistant Director
Watching
First Assistant Director
Clash of the Titans
Other
The Wolfman
Other
Easier Ways to Make a Living
Second Assistant Director
Dead Man Running
Second Assistant Director
Doghouse
Second Assistant Director
Agent Crush
Second Second Assistant Director
Inkheart
Second Assistant Director
One of Those Days
Second Assistant Director
The Golden Compass
Other
The Contractor
Third Assistant Director
Big Nothing
Third Assistant Director
Basic Instinct 2
Other
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Other
Doom
Other
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Other
Thunderbirds
Other
The I Inside
Third Assistant Director
Undertaking Betty
Assistant Director, Floor Runner
Skyfall
Other
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Unit Manager
The Phantom of the Opera
Unit Manager